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Two photos, side by side, of official scenic markers with historical information printed on metal signage affixed to wood, mounted on rough wooden poles, for the village of Las Trampas. Decorative trim with Zia symbol is attached at the top of both images. The text for the English sign reads: The village of Las Trampas was established in 1751 by 12 families from Santa Fe, led by Juan de Arguello, who received a land grant from governor Tomás Vélez Capuchin. The Church of San José de Gracia is one of the finest surviving 18th century churches in New Mexico. The Spanish sign reads: La poblaciōn de Las Trampas fun establecida en al año de 1751 con doce families de la Villa de Santa Fe, conducidas for Juan de Arguello. Los pobladores recivieron una merced para este lugar del Gobernador Tomás Velez Capuchin. La iglesia de San José de Gracia, que fue construida en el siglo diez y ocho, es una de las las finas que se hallan en Nuevo México.
Los Argüellos – Connecting Migrations and Memories

Los Argüellos – Connecting Migrations and Memories

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My interest about my family history began as a young child during our annual visits to my grandfather Jose Tiburcio Argüello and Antonia (Tonita) Cordova Argüello’s farm in Llano de San Juan Nepomuceno, now known as Llano, New Mexico. During our visits to my grand-parents farm my grandfather always reminded me of how our ancestors were the ones who settled all the villages in the surrounding area many years ago. In 1946 after my father Clarence Argüello completed his military…

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Reflections of Africa in New Mexico

Reflections of Africa in New Mexico

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Every village has a remarkable story and Las Trampas, named for the River of Traps that flows through it, is no different. This village in northern New Mexico was settled in 1751 and holds the legacy of the remarkable families that gathered ground, tilled it and through the centuries made community. These families had come from Santa Fe, but at least one of their progenitors had himself carried an older origin story, one that reflected a journey of thousands of…

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